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Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. AUDIE CORNISH, BYLINE: We’ve talked a lot on this program about the dangers of conspiracy theories and political resistance to the public health guidance on COVID-19. DAVID ROSNER: This goes back to our very founding. CORNISH: David Rosner …
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Submitted by Aaron Arkin. Right off, I should tell you I’m very fond of conspiracy theories. For one, they save me a lot of time and trouble. Take Socialism for example. If you believe and fear (as I do) that one political party wants the US to become a socialist country and is pushing …
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Lizard men control the government, Stanley Kubrick faked the moon landing, the Earth is flat—we’ve all heard these conspiracy theories before, often from that one uncle on Thanksgiving or our “out there” cousin on Facebook. Recently, though, you may have noticed that these theories have gotten a …
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The mysterious Utah monolith that was discovered – and then disappeared – in the state’s remote Red Rock Country is raising some eyebrows. As the developments of the bizarre 10-foot, three-sided metal structure have unfolded in the past few days, conspiracy theories are forming. People have taken …
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Nicola Sturgeon has said she “emphatically” distances herself and the SNP from conspiracy theory views previously expressed by the party’s conference host. TV presenter Hayley Matthews hosted the SNP’s online conference over the weekend and Monday, introducing several speakers. In October, she …
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Hayley Matthews hosting the SNP conference Nicola Sturgeon has said she “emphatically” distances herself and the SNP from conspiracy theory views previously expressed by the party’s conference host. TV presenter Hayley Matthews hosted the SNP’s online conference over the weekend and Monday, …
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In the Guide’s weekly Solved! column, we look into a crucial pop-culture question you’ve been burning to know the answer to – and settle it, once and for all At the 1967 Monterey pop festival, David Crosby of the Byrds treated the audience to his thoughts on the murder of JFK. “He was not killed by …
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A former Democrat-turned-Trump supporter from Knightstown, Indiana, Gayla Baer-Taylor’s blood pressure rose every time Facebook and Twitter fact-checked and restricted claims by President Donald Trump and other Republicans that the November election was rigged. A couple weeks ago, Facebook put a …
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New forms of terrorism rooted in conspiracy theories could emerge after the coronavirus pandemic, the EU’s terror chief has warned.Gilles de Kerchove, the EU counter-terrorism coordinator, said that while terrorists inspired by Isis and al-Qaeda remained the biggest security threat, a “major change …
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One ungainly paragraph delivered during a Wednesday interview on the “Breakfast Club” encapsulates just about all one needs to know about Barack Obama. “People were surprised about a lot of Hispanic folks who voted for Trump,” Obama told a trio of black interviewers, “but there’s a lot of …
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